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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 44.5679, -88.4684

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (85th percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 55th, summer 88th, fall 78th)
  • Wisconsin: 90th percentile (spring 45th, summer 82nd, fall 85th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 84th percentile (spring 58th, summer 78th, fall 56th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wisconsin, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 150 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 440 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 142 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

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An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.